Come show your support tonight for the Galesburg Girls Basketball team! Regional action starts tonight at Thiel Gymnasium! Galesburg will play Rock Island at approximately 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $5.00. All sport passes, student activity passes, season tickets, and faculty/staff passes will not be accepted.
Ruth Lewis Smith was the first black female administrator at The University of Pennsylvania, and she currently resides in Galesburg! Students were able to listen to Smith when she was at GHS this week!
Our Swirl week spirit day is Decades Day! What is your favorite decade?
Did you know that our students prepping for the SAT online answered 1,000 questions last week alone? Hard work pays off when it comes to test preparation.
It's not to late for you to start prepping too! See Mrs. Ritchie if you would like to get started.
Upcoming Dates to Remember!
There are more than 25 years between these photos. Like a father, like son. It's great to be a Silver Streak ⚡
Don't miss the Junior High Performance of James and the Giant Peach this weekend at Galesburg High School! Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. The show starts at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday!
Look at this all conference bowling team! Congratulations to Chloe D. for earning all conference! Chloe and Casey F. bowled 4 straight strikes for a "Hambone"! Ellee S. bowled three straight strikes for a "Turkey"! Congratulations!
Consider thanking a school counselor this week. We at CUSD #205 appreciate their hard work and advocacy on behalf of our students!
Thank you to the 21st Century Grant Coordinator Kisha Boyd for the posters at Galesburg High School to recognize Black History Month!
Mrs. Buebe's Biology students determine the rate of diffusion in agar using dilute NaOH and phenolphthalein indicator which turns pink in the presence of a base. Did you know that rate of diffusion and surface area to volume ratio limits the size of cells?
Biology students investigate how various factors such as heat, cold, acid, base, and salt affect the action of the enzyme catalase.
If you know a 4-12th grade male student who may be interested in choir, we encourage you to bring them to the first annual Tenor/Bass Bash!
Galesburg High School Wrestling held the 7th Annual Red Out Night last night. The Silver Streak wrestlers have been working to raise funds for a donation to the John Chapman Memorial Heart Fund to honor former Galesburg wrestler and coach, John Chapman.
Biology students are testing the effect of salt and soap on hydrogen bonding, thus surface tension, in water.
GHS junior Carina Triplett sang beautifully at this morning's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration Breakfast. The theme was honoring the legacy of those like Fannie Lou Hamer, a female civil rights activist who gave much to fight for rights we have today.
Impact ⚡
The boys basketball game that was postponed today (1/17/20) has been rescheduled for Monday, January 20th. Sophomore game at 5:00pm, Varsity game at 6:30pm.
The Galesburg High School art work was admired by some Bright Futures students today! The art is on display at the Board of Education office.
The Galesburg High School Boys basketball vs. Rock Island that was scheduled for tonight has been postponed. We will let you know when the make-up date is scheduled!